Feb Snow Dais

It seems like everybody has been off school/work forever this year. Christmas holidays, Snow Days and February half term. Will I ever get back into my normal routine?

I suppose you can't blame the kids for enjoying the huge February snowfall though. It kept them completely amused for days, despite the mountains of extra laundry. Wet hats, coats, gloves, scarves, trousers and socks on every radiator in the house as well as a slightly springy carrot and something suitable to wear for "Mr and Mrs Snow-le-bitz" as they christened the snow men!

Her sister would enjoy the daylight play time, making snowballs and sculptures, but it was not until the sun had set that the Phantom Snow Eater would venture out. When it was really freezing and the thick flakes were falling, Dais was out there eating it all. Tongue out, licking and crunching away until Daddy came home and she could pitch him into one more sledding trip around the garden.

One evening when we were all exhausted, we finally managed to talk her into coming back inside. I told her to kiss Mr and Mrs Snow-le-bitz goodnight and so she asked me to hold her up. I felt my heart melt a little as I knew this would be one of the moments I would probably always remember.

As I held her eye to eye with Mr Snow-le-bitz, she lent in lovingly and, crunch - bit the end off the spongey old carrot. Well, that's one of her five a day taken care of then ...